Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)566677888888887788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44139219300440635708681612428282287137114134181246336356318244217193160
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
N
10
W
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
25
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.81
8:27AM
1.79
8:57PM
1.86
9:22AM
1.80
9:48PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.12
2:12AM
0.21
2:38PM
0.09
3:04AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.09
3:56AM
0.18
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-11113751--1--176-135342
Temp. °C181918181818181717191916151415171718171515151413
Feels °C (?)151514141414141316191715151314141516151214141212
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